Tire-fastening device.



W. L. BAUER.

TIRE FASTBNING DEVICE.

APPLIOATION HLEDJUNB 12, 1911.

1,037,414. Patented Sept. 3, 1912.

coLUMllA PLANoalAPH C0., WASHINGTGN. D. C.

WILLIAM LEOPOLD BAUER, OF COVINGTON, KENTUCKY.

TIRE-FASTENING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 12, 1911.

`Patented Sept. 3, 1912. serial no. 632,608.

To @ZZ 'wh-om t may concern.'

Be it known that I, VViLLIAM L. BAUER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Covington, county of Kenton, and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tire-Fastening Devices, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to wheels, and particularly to means for securing tires to the rim of the wheel. More particularly my invention has reference to a tire having a tread portion and a laterally extended base portion, and this application relates particularly to means for securing such a tire to the wheel.

The object of my invention is to provide a securing or fastening means for tires of the character above mentioned and which, when in position, will be securely locked and also lock the tire against accidental dis placement.

A further object of my invention is to provide a fastening device as mentioned which will not injure the tire but which will pro-tect the relatively thin base portion from injury.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

I/Vith these objects in view my invention consists generally in a split ring or band adapted to encircle the base portion of a tire, a lock plate, means for locking the ends of said band to said plate and a T-bolt for holding said locking means in position, the stem of said bolt extending through the rim and felly of the wheel.

My invention further consists in a securing band as above mentioned provided with outwardly extending lugs adjacent the ends thereof and affording means for gripping the same with a tool for tightening the band.

Mv invention further consists in various details of construction and arrangements of parts all as will be fully described hereinaft-er and particularly pointed out inthe claims.

My invention will be more readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of a portion of a tire and securing devices embodying my invention in its preferred form, illustrating the portion thereof provided with the locking means, Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section on the line azz-m of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a detail view of the ends 0f the band, the lock plate and the fastening devices, the lock plate being shown in section, Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the lock plate and Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 8 illustrating a modified form of the device.

Referring now to the drawings A indicates the felly of a wheel and B the rim which may be of any ordinary or preferred form. The tire comprises tread portions C and fiat base portions D. The tire may consist of one or more tread `portions C but in the drawings I have illustrated the tire as having two such portions.

The securing device forming the subject matter of the present application comprises a band 1 surrounding the base portion B of the tire, a band 1 being provided for each of said base portions, and tightly secured about the same to hold the tire firmly on the rim. Each band 1 is formed of a flat strip of metal bent into circular form, and provided adjacent their ends with outwardly extending lugs 2 which afford holds for a suitable tool for tightening the band. To lock the bands in position I provide a lock plate 3 and a Tbolt 4. The plate 3 either rests upon the outer face of the base portion of the tire or is embedded therein, and is provided with a central aperture 5 to receive the stem of the bolt and with apertures 6 to receive locking members, which members are held in position by the head of the T-bolt.

The locking members may be formed either upon the bands 6 or upon the under face of the flat head 7 of the bolt, and in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive I have illustrated the former construction and in Fig. 5 the latter. In either case the ends of the band are clamped between the head 7 and the plate 3. As illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4, the locking members comprise inwardly extending lugs 8 formed on t-he inner faces of the band 1 adjacent the ends of the band and adapted to engage in the aperture 6 of the lock plate. The shank of the bolt 4 extends through the rim and the felly of the wheel' and the flat head 7 rests upon the ends of the band 1 thereby securely holding the lugs 8 in the apertures 6. 9 indicates a bur or nut threaded upon said bolt for holding the same securely in position.

As shown in Fig. 5 the locking members are provided on t-he head 7 of the T-bolt 4 and comprise lugs 10 which extend through apertures 11 formed in the band 1 adjacent the ends and the apertures 6 in the lock plate.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A tire fastening device comprising a flat band adapted to encircle the base portion of a tire, an inwardly projecting lug adjacent each end of said band, a lock plate adapted to rest on said base portion of the tire and provided with apertures to receive said lugs When said band is tightened about said base port-ion, said lugs being substantially the same length as the thicknessv of said plate, and means for maintaining said lugs Within said apertures, substantiallyas described.

2. In a device of the class described, a sename to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

VILLIAM LEOPOLD BAUER. lVit-nesses GEO. F. HEINTZ, Geenen L. LEY.

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Washington, l. C. 

